Best salts plugins for WordPress
The most popular salts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Salt Shaker leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Assist Security (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “salts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 salts plugins
- 1.
Salt ShakerThe most installed salts plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 27 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Assist SecurityFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “salts”
Salt Shaker
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,510by Nagdy18 days ago
Salt Shaker enhances WordPress security by changing WordPress security keys and salts manually and automatically.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.7(27)
- Downloads
- 136/day
Assist Security
Down in the last 7 days:7,592#69,499by AssistPress1 month ago
Rotate your WordPress security keys and salts safely, with verified atomic writes, key health checks, and a full audit trail.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day